Boulder, Colorado-based Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha, a beverage company producing function-forward kombucha, has announced national availability of its products at Sprouts Farmers Market. Rollout to 348 stores is scheduled to be complete in early June, including placement in the grab-and-go sets of all stores. Rooted in farmers market heritage, Sprouts is known for pioneering an innovative […]
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¡Yo Quiero! Brands Opens New Facilities In Texas, Mexico
¡Yo Quiero! Brands, a Texas-based company, has opened its new 45,000-square-foot distribution facility in Rhome, Texas, as well as a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Mexico. The foodie-centric brand, focusing on small-batch guacamole, salsa and queso products, is making moves in the avocado and high-pressure pasteurization industries. Decades ago, a Texas restaurateur […]
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Walmart Expands Affordable Education Program For Associates
Walmart built one of the largest employer-based educational benefits programs in the U.S. in two years, Live Better U (LBU), and the company recently announced an expansion to include in-demand skilled trade and digital skills programs, beyond its traditional college programs. And over the past few months, Walmart has committed to invest almost $1 billion […]
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Van’s Kitchen Celebrates National Egg Roll Day June 10
Dallas, Texas-based Van’s Kitchen will observe its second annual National Egg Roll Day on Wednesday, June 10, honoring the company’s founding in June of 1986. Van’s Kitchen is a certified women-owned and minority operated manufacturer that produces millions of egg rolls each year. “We are thrilled to be celebrating our second annual National Egg Roll […]
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John Soules Foods Gives 150,000 Protein Servings To Those In Need
Tyler, Texas-based John Soules Foods donated a truck loaded with more than 37,000 pounds of chicken to a charitable organization in Boerne, Texas, serving the Hill Country area of Texas. The donation was made in an effort to give back to communities that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company delivered 150,000 […]
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Consumer Snacking Habits Shift As Unprecedented Summer Approaches
As summer approaches, the majority of Americans—86 percent—anticipate their summers will be different compared to last year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay has issued the latest edition of its U.S. Snack Index, finding snacks remain essential to summer but that consumers increasingly are buying through new channels and eating snacks differently […]
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Confetti Cake Ice Cream From Blue Bell Now In Stores
Confetti Cake Ice Cream, the newest flavor from Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell, is now available in stores. Confetti Cake is cake batter ice cream combined with confetti cake pieces and multi- colored sprinkles, surrounded by a blue icing swirl. “We have combined two party favorites, cake and ice cream, to create a flavor that is […]
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HAC Selects Branding Company To Support Next Phase Of Growth
HAC Inc., an Oklahoma employee-owned grocery company that includes the Homeland banner, says it has entered into an agreement with Rodmell & Co. to establish and execute a branding and customer engagement strategy. “Over the past few years, HAC has made significant improvements to our operations and merchandising,” said Marc Jones, CEO and president at […]